Principal Lead Safety Foundations in Saint Leonards-on-Sea

The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) is the primary entity for clinical governance and safety assurance across NSW Health. We lead and monitor health system safety by embedding and maturing NSW Health safety system model and strategically partnering with health entities and consumers to foster safe care. The CEC has a system wide leadership role in safety and improvement, with a focus on learning. It provides independent guidance and advice on clinical safety, and responds rapidly when system-wide issues arise.

The Principal Lead, Safety Foundations strategically leads an integrated approach to embedding the practical and relational foundations that amplify the voice for safety of consumers and staff. The role leads a specialised team that integrates across CEC business units and externally with system partners, focusing on the translation of evidence, knowledge and capability development to enhance the organisational conditions, leadership, safety culture and foundational safety behaviours that enable safety at the point of care for staff, patients and carers. The role also supports leadership in CEC's collaborative approach to integration of consumer involvement and human experience stories into the design, delivery, learning and improvement of priority safety initiatives. Collaborating across all CEC business units, the Principal Lead influences the alignment of effort and capability to support a shared program of internal improvement for the Foundations of CEC's Strategic Plan.

To submit your application, please provide:

• Your resume (maximum five pages)
• A cover letter and completed online questionnaire addressing each of the following selection criteria.

Selection Criteria

• Substantial practical experience in organisational change and maturing organisational systems and strategy, particularly with reference to improving safety culture and capability development, and tertiary qualifications relevant to organisational change or the health system.
• Proven achievement contributing to and promoting strategic initiatives including leading, developing and managing complex change at a large scale or state-wide level; providing strategic advice; project management; and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Superior conceptual and analytical skills including experience interpreting complex information from numerous sources, preparing and presenting analysis and reports rapidly and accurately to a variety of audiences, and providing innovative solutions to complex issues.
• Demonstrated superior stakeholder management, and influencing and negotiation skills, including extensive experience leading, persuading, motivating and negotiating at senior levels; actively developing strategic partnerships; and engaging and influencing key stakeholders.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills including proven ability to effectively collaborate with people at all levels from a wide range of professional backgrounds to achieve optimal business outcomes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including demonstrated experience to enhance team wellbeing and capability development; establishing, monitoring and achieving clear performance objectives; coaching and advising staff; and fostering a collegial, professional work environment.

NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs. This is a permanent position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.

Please contact the Hiring Manager, Ian Richards at ian.richards@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.